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Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 05:44 AM Feb 2016

Turkey denies troops entered Syria and 'has no plans to deploy'

Source: BBC

Turkey has denied reports that some of its soldiers have entered Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency says.

Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz also told a parliamentary commission it was not considering deploying troops there.

In letters of complaint to the UN, Syria had earlier accused Turkey of allowing about 100 "Turkish soldiers or mercenaries" - to cross into Syria.

It urged the UN to take action against Turkish shelling in northern Syria, calling it a violation of sovereignty...

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35576458



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Turkey denies troops entered Syria and 'has no plans to deploy' (Original Post) Ghost Dog Feb 2016 OP
Turkey will not allow YPG to capture Syrian town of Azaz, cross west of Euphrates: PM Davutoğlu MowCowWhoHow III Feb 2016 #1
Something to keep a steady watch on. ozone_man Feb 2016 #2
Turkey has no plans to do anything except... rollin74 Feb 2016 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #4

MowCowWhoHow III

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1. Turkey will not allow YPG to capture Syrian town of Azaz, cross west of Euphrates: PM Davutoğlu
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 06:17 AM
Feb 2016
BREAKING —Turkey will not allow YPG to capture Syrian town of Azaz, cross west of Euphrates: PM Davutoğlu
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699172900801216512

BREAKING — PM Davutoğlu: Turkey would make Menagh air base "unusable" if the YPG does not withdraw from the area
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699173504978198528

BREAKING — PM Davutoğlu: PKK in Turkey, PYD in Syria are pawns of Russia
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699173778950115328

BREAKING: Russian Foreign Ministry says seriously concerned by Turkey's aggressive actions against Syria
https://twitter.com/DailyStarLeb/status/699176260858159104

rollin74

(1,973 posts)
3. Turkey has no plans to do anything except...
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 07:42 PM
Feb 2016

continue attacking Kurds and pretend to give a shit about ISIS

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